Christine O'Neill '06 S05
Vice President
Christine O’Neill is a Partner at Salvatore Prescott Porter & Porter, PLLC, a firm specializing in employment law, civil rights, white collar and other criminal defense matters, K-12 and higher education issues, government and internal investigations and litigation. She is a former federal prosecutor with over a decade of trial, investigation, and appellate experience in the Department of Justice. Christine served for over 10 years in the U.S Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois. During that time, she led complex investigations and prosecuted a variety of federal criminal offenses, including violent crimes, human trafficking, child exploitation, narcotics conspiracies, opioid diversion, public corruption, and fraud schemes. Christine tried ten criminal cases and argued six appeals before the Seventh Circuit. She held several leadership roles, including Deputy Chief in Narcotics and Money Laundering and Deputy Chief in General Crimes. Most recently, she served as Chief of General Crimes, where she was responsible for onboarding and training dozens of AUSAs, approving charges, and coordinating with federal law enforcement leadership.